"Pair Of Silver Plates Domes Cover, France, Circa 1870"
Minerva Hallmark – Total Weight: 1,425 kgEngraved with the Charpin-Feugerolles coats of arms family, Counts of Souzy
Pair of silver plates domes cover, the first with cauliflower au naturel as a handle, with the leaves spread out on the dome, the second with the grip depicting as an artichoke with slightly half-open leaves. The plate domes cover are engraved with a helmet crowning the coat of arms of the Charpin-Feugerolle family, Counts of Souzy, framed by two angels each holding a gonfanon; a motto unfolds below their feet on a phylactery.
Bibliography :
Armorial général contenant la description des armories des familles nobles et patriciennes de l'Europe, Rietstap, 1861, Tome I, expanded and recast second edition.
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato